The news that Nintendo would be adding NES games to the Switch as part
of its paid online service had a mixed reception, but the company has
completely made up for this controversial decision by releasing wireless
NES controllers with which to play those games. At $60 they’re a bit
steep, but come on. You know you’re going to buy them eventually.
Probably next week.
The controllers were revealed during the latest Nintendo Direct video
news dump, alongside a host of other nostalgia bombs, like a new Animal
Crossing and about a million Final Fantasy ports. But first the details
of those sweet, sweet controllers.
They’re definitely NES-style down to the buttons, meaning they aren’t
going to replace your existing Switch Joy-Cons. So why do they cost so
much? Because Nintendo. At least they’re wireless and they charge up by
slotting onto the Switch’s sides like Joy-Cons. And they do have
shoulder buttons, though, for some reason.
You’ll be able to pre-order a two-pack starting on the 18th for $60,
which also happens to be the launch date for Nintendo Switch Online.
Yeah, it’s time to fork out for that online play Nintendo has generously
given away for so long.

Fortunately, as you may remember from previous announcements, the cost
is pretty low; $20 per year, and it gets you online game access and a
growing library of NES classics. Ten of those games were confirmed
before, but 10 more were added to the list today.

So at launch you’ll be able to play:

The service will also enable cloud backups of saves and possible special
deals down the line. It sounds like it’s basically a must-have,
although plenty of people are angry that their virtual console games
have been essentially stolen back from them. At least we have the NES
and SNES Classic Editions.https://www.geezgo.com/sps/39109